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Aligning primers against a template sequence
Read more: Aligning primers against a template sequenceA common request, especially in our recent survey, is to align existing primer sequences against a template sequence. There are many ways to do this in MacVector, depending on what your requirements are Using the Find dialog For quickly finding a single primer in a sequence the Find dialog is the first point of call.…
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ANOTHER NOVEMBER SPECIAL OFFER: Buy or upgrade MacVector and receive Assembler for free…..
Read more: ANOTHER NOVEMBER SPECIAL OFFER: Buy or upgrade MacVector and receive Assembler for free…..Quite a few users have asked why we are only having an offer to upgrade old network licenses rather than any licenses. We do not want to upset people and so we’re allowing anybody who upgrades a standard license in November to receive a free copy of Assembler when they do so. We’re also being…
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Clustering an alignment
Read more: Clustering an alignmentSometimes it is useful to sort, or cluster, an alignment according to the similarity/identity of its sequences. With such a sorted alignment you are able to more easily visualise closely related sequences as they will be together in an alignment with more distantly related sequences being much further apart. If you want to quickly cluster…
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Creating your own subsequence library of primers
Read more: Creating your own subsequence library of primersAs mentioned in a recent post MacVector has a powerful feature called Subsequence searches. This function allows you to keep a library of sequence pattern matches, using a powerful nomenclature with up to three parts, and quickly scan protein and nucleic acid sequences with this library. .Although MacVector ships with a number of collections of…
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Jaspar, MacVector & Subsequence searches
Read more: Jaspar, MacVector & Subsequence searchesMacVector allows you to find motifs, primers, transcription factor binding sites, or any significant region with a consensus sequence, in your sequence using a powerful feature called subsequence searches. This function allows you to keep a library of sequence patterns of either nucleic acid or proteins. You can use subsequences with complex patterns for the search…
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Stop by the MacVector booth #802 at the NIH Research Festival this week!
Read more: Stop by the MacVector booth #802 at the NIH Research Festival this week!We’ll be attending the TSA Research Festival Exhibit Show at the NIH Research Festival Show later this week. We enjoy meeting our users and if you are attending the show or are just in the area then please do drop by to say hello. If you have any questions, constructive criticism, or features that you…
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Error 500 when installing MacVector
Read more: Error 500 when installing MacVectorWith some operating systems buying a new computer can mean days migrating all your data and applications over. However, with OS X the Apple Migration Utility almost completely removes the hassle and the pleasure of your new Mac is not diluted by the pain of migration! However, this utility is not perfect and sometimes when…
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Displaying translations alongside your DNA sequence
Read more: Displaying translations alongside your DNA sequenceThere’s a few ways to display an amino acid translation in the same window as your DNA or RNA sequence. (1) You can show either three or six frame translations directly in the editor. To do so simply press and hold down the STRANDS toolbar button. You’ll see the following menu and be able to…
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AUTUMN SPECIAL OFFER: upgrade your old single network license to 2 standard licenses
Read more: AUTUMN SPECIAL OFFER: upgrade your old single network license to 2 standard licensesUpgrade your old single seat network MacVector license for two standard licenses at the price of a single standard upgrade. A huge savings of more than 50% off the regular price of a network upgrade –plus we will throw in an extra license! If you have an old two-seat network license, we’ll upgrade it to…
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New features in the upcoming MacVector 12 release.
Read more: New features in the upcoming MacVector 12 release.We’re hard at work with our MacVector 12 which will be out toward the end of the year. This is a little longer than our usual six months since MacVector 11.1 came out. However, this is a big release! There has been a rewrite of various interfaces with the aim of making them more accessible…
